System Settings for Ubuntu Phone
The design process for System Settings on the phone involved a competitor evaluation, identifying user journeys, generating many possibilities for the overview screen, and designing many individual settings screens.
Topic: Notes
There are 55 posts filed under the topic 'Notes'.
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Weather & Clock app visual exploration
Thank you for all your positive feedback after our first blog post. We are very excited and are continuing with…
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Responding to orientation
We have just published a new chapter on our App Design Guides : how to handle orientation. To cater for the…
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Designing in the open
On Tuesday 9th of April I gave a little talk at Mozilla’s “Designing in the Open” event. Along with the…
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Core utility apps process update
Well done to everyone working on the core utility apps – we’ve made amazing progress so let’s celebrate that! We…
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App patterns applied: weather key journeys
These last few weeks we have looked at the concepts behind our ritual apps, and explored key journeys for each. Now…
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Good Ubuntu books?
A few weeks ago we received a copy of the “No Starch Press” book “Ubuntu Made Easy”, by Rickford Grant…
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App patterns applied: clock key journeys
Moving forward with the design of the core apps, we’ve been working on the interaction details of the clock for…
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App patterns explained : navigation
When we design an app, we consider the different types of information we are communicating and their relationships to one…
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App patterns applied: calculator key journeys
A few weeks ago we introduced key screens for our core utility app designs, and we’ve been sketching key journeys…
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App patterns applied: calendar key journeys
Last week we introduced key screens for our core utility app designs, and we’ve been sketching key journeys ever since…
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Viva Ubuntu!
Wow! How do you know you’ve made something great? Some good indicators are press coverage, an award and a visit…
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Design and arts in education
Ubuntu’s design team supports #includedesign, which is a important initiative – supported by many design organizations and companies.
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The UDS Design Track
One week to go! We’re looking forward to UDS. For me personally it will be my first and I’m thrilled…
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Calum and Mika’s cakes.
We are blogging a lot of cakes, so to economise on space, I’ve paired Mika and I’s latest baking attempts.…
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Gone to the island
The release schedule of Ubuntu is tied to a 6 month cycle, also called cadence. Similarly, a lot of our…
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Cake
Every weekly team meeting someone is tasked with baking a cake. Ivanka baked for this week’s cake day – check…
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La Cabine Téléphonique Aquarium
Because inspiration can come in many ways… I thought you might enjoy this peculiar installation. The fact that it is…
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Ubuntu: Designing for a good purpose
Ubuntu is the world’s most popular open-source operating system for phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs. It is used by more… -
Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu.
The HUD replaces traditional menus in applications targeting Unity. Say what you mean, instead of navigating through a tree of options. Initially the HUD is shaped as a fast and smart look-ahead search through menus, but over the next four releases, it will gain more sophisticated kinds of interaction.